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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Platini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michel Platini will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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18
224 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Platini!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlyuchenko closes the distance but Platini moves to the side
and Platini counters with a nice uppercut.
Pavlyuchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Platini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pavlyuchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pavlyuchenko drives through and clinches with Platini against the ropes.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlyuchenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Platini pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pavlyuchenko wants to land a leg kick but Platini is out of range.
Pavlyuchenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pavlyuchenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Platini's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlyuchenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pavlyuchenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Platini!
Pavlyuchenko wants to control the pace but Platini is squirming around nicely.
Pavlyuchenko is working for a guillotine from mount but Platini frees his head quite easily.
Platini blocking the ground and pound.
Pavlyuchenko controlling the position easily from mount.
Pavlyuchenko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko throws some wild stikes that Platini manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Platini wants to hold on but Pavlyuchenko pushes him away.
Pavlyuchenko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pavlyuchenko controlling from mount.
Platini tries to hold on but Pavlyuchenko postures up.
Pavlyuchenko controlling from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pavlyuchenko cracks Platini with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pavlyuchenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko controlling from mount.
Pavlyuchenko thowing shots but they're missing.
Platini blocking the ground and pound.
Pavlyuchenko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Platini because Pavlyuchenko loaded up on that one.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pavlyuchenko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Platini because Pavlyuchenko loaded up on that one.
Pavlyuchenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Platini is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Platini is desperately trying to improve his position but Pavlyuchenko has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Platini tries to reverse the position but Pavlyuchenko maintains control.
Pavlyuchenko tries to control but Platini wriggling away.
Pavlyuchenko content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Platini is squirming around, avoiding Pavlyuchenko's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pavlyuchenko instigates a clinch.
Platini lands with a left to the head.
Pavlyuchenko has Platini pressed against the ropes, preventing Platini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pavlyuchenko pulls guard effortlessly.
Pavlyuchenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pavlyuchenko wants to work for an arm triangle but Platini is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Platini is in trouble now - Pavlyuchenko has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poor strikes thrown by Pavlyuchenko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pavlyuchenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Platini is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pavlyuchenko looking to isolate an arm here. Platini doesn't see it coming and as Pavlyuchenko extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Pavlyuchenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
A victorious Andriy Pavlyuchenko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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